The draft law for the ratification of the International Agreement (LOA) BU-D-SAD "Acquisition of 8 (eight) new F-16C/D Block 70 aircraft, ammunition, training facilities, maintenance facilities, spare parts, initial maintenance and training for the Bulgarian Air Force" and the International Agreement of Agreement (LOA) BU-P-LBC "Multipurpose Information Distribution System - Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) and related support and equipment" comes up for discussion on Thursday in the plenary chamber of Parliament.

This is provided for in the draft program of the National Assembly for this week.

The point is proposed to be second on Thursday, November 24.

Tomorrow, the parliamentary committee on defense will discuss the ratification of the two contracts - for the F-16 and for the joint tactical radio system.

The commission's meeting is from 2:30 p.m. in the parliament building at 1 "Knyaz Alexander Parvi" square. 

Yesterday, the manufacturing company "Lockheed Martin" announced that the first eight F-16 Block 70 fighters for Bulgaria are in the process of production.

In the press release, the company added that it has completed assembly of the first F-16 Block 70 at its plant in Greenville, South Carolina.

This first fighter is for Bahrain. 

A few days ago, the caretaker government approved the international contracts under which our country can acquire eight more F-16 fighter jets.

Acting Minister of Defense Dimitar Stoyanov stated that Bulgaria should have eight more aircraft to make a total of 16 - one full squadron.

"Vazrazhdane" and "BSP for Bulgaria" declared against this decision.

The first item in the draft program of the National Assembly for this week is the ratification of an Account Agreement between the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of Bulgaria and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and an Agreement regarding certain accounts related to the financing of foreign military sales by the Government of Bulgaria , between the MoD, the US Department of Defense Security Cooperation Agency and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

"Lockheed Martin": F-16 fighters for Bulgaria are in the process of production

The draft program of the parliament also includes a draft decision to establish a Temporary Commission to establish all facts and circumstances related to the signing and termination of the $1 billion memorandum with Gemcorp Holdings Limited and IP3 Corporation by the government with Prime Minister Kiril Petkov .

The proposers of the proposal are Desislava Atanasova (GERB-SDS) and a group of people's representatives.

It is planned that the temporary commission will be created on a parity basis by 14 people's representatives - two from each parliamentary group.

The commission's term of office is proposed to be one month. 

The weekly draft program also includes the first reading of a bill on bankruptcy of natural persons submitted by the Council of Ministers (CoM).

As the first point on Friday, the deputies are expected to discuss changes in the Law on the Judiciary, with which it is proposed to introduce the express authority of the relevant collegiums of the Supreme Judicial Council to adopt a Code of Ethical Behavior of Bulgarian Judges.

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